diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a2a20c93f..39787dcda 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # 0.15.0
+- refactor: remove lifetime from RepoPutBlock and return RepoPutBlock in Ipfs::put_block. [PR XXX](https://github.com/dariusc93/rust-ipfs/pull/XXX)
 - chore: update libp2p to 0.55.0. [PR 375](https://github.com/dariusc93/rust-ipfs/pull/375)
 - feat: Add reconnect option to address book. [PR 356](https://github.com/dariusc93/rust-ipfs/pull/356)
 - chore: use async-rt in place of rt utils. [PR 362](https://github.com/dariusc93/rust-ipfs/pull/362)
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3643bab93..b8110991a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1199,8 +1199,8 @@ impl Ipfs {
     }
 
     /// Puts a block into the ipfs repo.
-    pub async fn put_block(&self, block: &Block) -> Result<Cid, Error> {
-        self.repo.put_block(block).span(self.span.clone()).await
+    pub fn put_block(&self, block: &Block) -> RepoPutBlock {
+        self.repo.put_block(block).span(self.span.clone())
     }
 
     /// Retrieves a block from the local blockstore, or starts fetching from the network or join an
@@ -3081,7 +3081,7 @@ pub(crate) fn to_dht_key<B: AsRef<str>, F: Fn(&str) -> anyhow::Result<Key>>(
 }
 
 use crate::p2p::AddressBookConfig;
-use crate::repo::RepoGetBlock;
+use crate::repo::{RepoGetBlock, RepoPutBlock};
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub use node::Node;
 
diff --git a/src/repo/mod.rs b/src/repo/mod.rs
index 2b32131cd..220079004 100644
--- a/src/repo/mod.rs
+++ b/src/repo/mod.rs
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ impl Repo {
     }
 
     /// Puts a block into the block store.
-    pub fn put_block<'a>(&self, block: &'a Block) -> RepoPutBlock<'a> {
+    pub fn put_block(&self, block: &Block) -> RepoPutBlock {
         RepoPutBlock::new(self, block).broadcast_on_new_block(true)
     }
 
@@ -1113,15 +1113,16 @@ impl IntoFuture for RepoGetBlocks {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct RepoPutBlock<'a> {
+pub struct RepoPutBlock {
     repo: Repo,
-    block: &'a Block,
+    block: Option<Block>,
     span: Option<Span>,
     broadcast_on_new_block: bool,
 }
 
-impl<'a> RepoPutBlock<'a> {
-    fn new(repo: &Repo, block: &'a Block) -> Self {
+impl RepoPutBlock {
+    fn new(repo: &Repo, block: &Block) -> Self {
+        let block = Some(block.clone());
         Self {
             repo: repo.clone(),
             block,
@@ -1141,11 +1142,11 @@ impl<'a> RepoPutBlock<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl IntoFuture for RepoPutBlock<'_> {
+impl IntoFuture for RepoPutBlock {
     type IntoFuture = BoxFuture<'static, Self::Output>;
     type Output = Result<Cid, Error>;
-    fn into_future(self) -> Self::IntoFuture {
-        let block = self.block.clone();
+    fn into_future(mut self) -> Self::IntoFuture {
+        let block = self.block.take().expect("valid block is set");
         let span = self.span.unwrap_or(Span::current());
         let span = debug_span!(parent: &span, "put_block", cid = %block.cid());
         async move {